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ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Lung cancer affects the lives of many people with over 200,000 new cases diagnosed every year. Cisplatin is one drug that has been used to combat the cancer. A major hurdle in cisplatin’s ef…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Major Depression is a common health problem in the United States and around the world. If left untreated, depression can lead to self-harm, suicide, and occasionally violence against others.…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Purpose: Millions of intraocular injections are given each year. I developed a novel device (the Intraocular Injection Guide, IIG) to improve patient comfort during intraocular injections by…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Discovering an alternative oxygen therapeutic for use in transfusions instead of human based blood products has been an ongoing objective of biomedical research. The giant extracellular hemo…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Disorders of iron metabolism are closely related to human disease. As per the World Health Organization, more than 2 billion worldwide (greater than 30% of the world’s population) suffer fro…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome is an autosomal recessive disease: a type of albinism correlated to the mutation of an HPS gene and the pulmonary function of patients. Puerto Rico has the highest…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States. In this project, gold and silver nanoparticles were tested for skin cancer chemoprevention and therapy. Results indica…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Although conventional chemotherapy has displayed notable efficacy in destroying cancerous cells, this non-specific treatment also tends to harm surrounding healthy cells. To counteract this…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Hirudo medicinalis, a medicinal leech species, were used by the Ancient Egyptians for bloodletting and are now approved by the FDA for their use in reconstructive surgeries and finger reatta…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disabilities, second leading cause of death, and among the fastest-growing diseases (WHO, 2014). Its steadily increasing incidence and poor treatment…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
More than 90% of breast cancer patient mortalities are attributed to cancer metastasis and chemoresistance, for which underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In recent years, accumulating evid…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe psychiatric disorder, which can become incapacitating. Although family and twin studies suggest a complex genetic etiology, specific risk vari…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Physical activity is an integral part of diabetes rehabilitation. Historically, diabetes rehabilitation has employed low intensity, sustained exercise. Recent studies have demonstrated short…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this project was to see if natural substances can be used to prevent mutation. With the recent discovery of aspirin as a cancer preventative, many have reverted to daily use o…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Peak acceleration has been used in many studies to explore Football helmet safety. In this experiment, a linear drop test from 152 cm (6 feet) was performed in the NOCSAE (National Operating…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Asthma, a chronic inflammatory disorder of the lung, is associated with airway remodeling and hyper-responsiveness. T cells play a key role in regulating inflammatory responses in asthma. Th…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Leptomeningeal dissemination (LMD) is the metastatic spread of tumor cells from the brain to spinal chord. LMD is a characteristic of and the most fatal step in the pediatric brain tumor med…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects millions of young adults worldwide. The disease is caused by the immune system mistakenly attacking the central nervous system (CNS), which consists of the br…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Type-2 diabetes results when insulin producing beta-cells cannot compensate for rising insulin resistance. Diabetic pathologies may ensue including retinopathies. Current treatments show adv…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical substances used to control pests in agricultural fields cause serious problems in public health, pesticides have been associated with severe allergies, cancer, neurological damage,…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Mikania micrantha is one of the worst invasive alien species in the world. This exotic noxious weed is a perennial creeping climber grows vigorously in East Asia and US (especially Florida),…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Problem: Post-operative pain exists following laparoscopic surgery due to trapped carbon dioxide gas. Purpose: Design a system to simulate the abdomen and test multiple methods that have the…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this investigation is to assess the concentration of FD&C Blue No.1 in different beverages. Also, this experiment investigates how bleach interacts with the blue dye solution.…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Background: Mesenchymal stem cells secrete anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial products. Cystic Fibrosis is a disease that results in infection with P. aeruginosa (PA) S. pneumoniae (ST) or…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Our project focuses on developing a tool that supports paralyzed patients and patients with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) We aim to enable patients to use the eyes as a means to commun…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
The United States spends $300 billion dollars a year on health care. Health care resources need to be prudently managed. Over 600,000 hysterectomies are done yearly. The cost of a hysterecto…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this research was to determine if Musa sapientum and Pryus malus L. provoke a significant change in reducing depressive disorder in patients. The hypothesis was that Musa sapi…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
This experiment tested heel striking versus toe striking in a test for muscle exertion. Toe striking is when the toe of the foot hits the ground first while running, and heel striking is whe…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Background: Myocardial infarction (MI) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Current management of MI does not replace lost cardiomyocytes (CMs) with new CMs. Induced…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
The efficacy of natural and synthetic antibiotics has been widely spectated on since the popularity of synthetics has increased. Scientists have worked meticulously to create advanced medica…